To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the cash equivalent transfer value is of the public sector pensions of the 10 highest paid members of staff in his Department and its executive agencies; and if he will make a statement. (113815)

The Home Office calculates Cash Equivalent Transfer Values (CETV) for board level staff on an annual basis. The results for the core Department and Executive Agencies are published in the appropriate Annual Reports. When the exercise was completed for the financial year 2005-06, the top earners were employed primarily by the Home Office and Prison Service. Their annual reports can be found on official departmental websites using the following links. Details of CETV figures for staff in the Criminal Records Bureau and Identity and Passport Service can also be found online using the following links. Each annual report includes further information on the principles of CETV and the basis for their calculation.

Home Office Resource Accounts 2005-06 (pages 48 to 50 refer):

http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/documents/resource-accounts_0506?view=Binary

HMPS Annual Report and Accounts 2005-06 (pages 51 to 53 refer):

http://www.noms.homeoffice.gov.uk/news-publications-events/publications/strategy/HMPS_Annualreport_2006/hmps_audited_financial_accounts?view=Binary

Criminal Records Bureau Annual Report and Accounts 2005-06 (pages 24 to 26 refer):

http://www.official-documents.gov.uk/document/hc0506/hc15/1527/1527.pdf

United Kingdom Passport Service Annual Report and Accounts 2005-06 (pages 46 to 51 refer):

http://www.passport.gov.uk/downloads/HC1544_UKPS.pdf